Barangay Lakawan

Classified as a small barangay, Barangay Lakawan is one of the administrative divisions of City of Tayabas in Quezon, CALABARZON, Philippines.

According to the 2020 Philippine census, Barangay Lakawan had a population of 1,689. This made it the 20th largest of 66 barangays in City of Tayabas by population, placing it in the upper half of the city. Residents of Barangay Lakawan accounted for approximately 1.50% of the total population of City of Tayabas, which stood at 112,658 in the same census year.

Census comparisons between 2015 and 2020 show Barangay Lakawan moving from 1,438 residents to 1,689 residents, an intercensal change of +17.5%. The trajectory indicates a growing community. Barangay Lakawan is officially classified as rural, a designation applied to barangays with lower population density and predominantly non-built-up land use.

City of Tayabas is a city comprising 66 barangays, and serves as the governing unit directly responsible for local services in Barangay Lakawan, including public health, sanitation, peace and order, and civil registration. Within the wider province of Quezon, which contains 1,242 barangays across its component cities and municipalities, Barangay Lakawan ranks 383rd by 2020 population. Quezon is classified as a 1st by the Bureau of Local Government Finance, a category that reflects the province's annual regular income.

The barangay's legislative and executive affairs are handled by a Punong Barangay and the Sangguniang Barangay, elected nationwide during the Barangay and SK Elections. The next BSKE is scheduled for Monday, November 2, 2026, following the synchronized election schedule set by COMELEC Resolution No. 11191.